On this day: April 18

Paul Revere rides, an earthquake and fires ravage San Francisco, Albert Einstein dies, Grace Kelly becomes a princess, and the U.S. embassy in Beirut is hit by a deadly car bomb, all on this day.

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1956: Actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco are married in a 40-minute civil ceremony in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco. A religious ceremony, as required by Roman Catholic rules, took place the following day at Monaco's Saint Nicholas Cathedral.

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